rory cellan jones and his wife, diane having been rescued from the streets of romania. she made her home behind the couple s sofa, only emerging briefly for treats of steak and cheese. and her story has gone viral on twitter, with thousands of people regularly tuning in to see how she s progressing. yesterday, there was a bit of a breakthrough, as sophie was coaxed out from her safe space for the first time for a quick cuddle. we ll have more on her story on tonight s six o clock news. time for a look at the weather. here s chris fawkes. follow that! today, a good deal brighter with sunny spells and showers. but there are still concerns about flooding. look at this, the river severn coming out the flood low lying ground. and flood warnings in force, 82 across england, the majority of these four stretches of the river severn, and more heavy rainjust around the corner. on the satellite picture, this area of developing cloud and low pressure is going to bring a return of heavy
social media star. and coming up on the bbc news channel. it s bumper weekend of football with one of the highlights being the manchester derby in the premier league with plenty at stake for both united and city. good evening. the manchester city footballer benjamin mendy has been found not guilty of six counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, after a six month trial at chester crown court. jurors failed to reach verdicts on two other cases, meaning he will now face a re trial later this year. another man was also found not guilty of three counts of rape relating to two teenagers. our north of england correspondent, danny savage, reports. and it came to mendy! oh, what a clearance. he was the millionaire footballer who had the world at his feet. but what now for benjamin mendy? it s a brilliant strike from mendy. cleared of the majority of charges against him, but facing a retrial on two others a jury couldn t decide upon. so, come to the darkness. mendy lived
stage, it s kind of a bit of a kind of pinch yourself moment, really. and what an opening match against england, no less. but wales s hopes of a dream start didn t exactly materialise. barely 30 seconds gone and england ahead, through nick park. wales, though, were soon showing their resilience. how s this for some courageous goalkeeping? but with england doubling their lead at the halfway stage, wales s world cup debut is proving a difficult one. andy swiss, bbc news. now, we are a nation of animal lovers, but no one was quite prepared for the scale of the reaction to sophie, the romanian rescue dog. it is all right here, isn t it? this is your home. it s been a month since a very nervous looking sophie arrived at her new home with former bbc correspondent
this part time team of students, teachers and financial analysts qualified to face the world s best. 0h! hockey is a hobby for the vast majority of us. it s what we do in our spare time. it s what we do on evenings and weekends, aside from jobs. to be going to a world cup and playing and performing on that stage, it s a bit of a kind of pinch yourself moment, really. and what an opening match against england, no less. but the dream start didn t exactly materialise. england ahead after barely 30 seconds, wales certainly showed their resilience. how s this for some courageous goalkeeping? and they had their chances too. another great stop on the line. but england kept them out, and at the other end, they made them pay. an emphatic 5 nil win for england, but for wales part timers, simply being there is some victory. andy swiss, bbc news. and finally to a rescue dog from romania who was found living